Is it possible to detect an usb device when the device is plugged in??

[yonghan]

I want to ask,is it possible to detect a device that are connected to the usb port?And directly link to the software that we've made?Thanks a lot

[excavator]

it is possible. try using Win32_ControllerDevice, Win32_USBHub, Win32_Controller class from WMI Classes. there may be other alternatives that more suitable for your app, but you need to be more specific (eg: is the device a storage device? or custom made hardware, etc). HTH

[yonghan]

To read a pole display/customer display so the application i made can directly connect with it..Thanks a lot.

[Xav]

In a few cases the hardware came with software, which in turn may have an API for you to automate.

[excavator]

Other alternatives are,you could check if the usb device is emulating serial port / network. if it is emulating serial port then you can use System.IO.Ports.SerialPort class. if the device capable of TCP/IP communication then you can use System.Net.Sockets.Socket class. other than that you can use Windows API.

Most customer display device i know emulate serial port (COM5/COM6) perhaps yours too.

[Xav]

Check the software that came with the device, or try the website. When you install the software, sometimes it installs the API with it.

[avosoft]

Add the Microsoft SysInfo Control to your toolbox and place the control on your form.

The control fires its DeviceArrival event when a new device is attached to the computer. For example a CDROM or a USB device.